---
title: 'A Cry in the Wild (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark Griffiths'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-cry-in-the-wild-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099327/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Cry in the Wild (1990)

1990 · 82 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

A Cry in the Wild is a 1990 American coming-of-age survival drama film directed by Mark Griffiths, based on the 1987 novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The film was co-written by Paulsen, and stars Jared Rushton as Brian, Pamela Sue Martin as Brian's mom, Stephen Meadows as Brian's dad, and Ned Beatty as the pilot. It spawned three sequels: White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II (1993); White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild (1996); and White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf (2000).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-griffiths)
- **Screenplay:** [Gary Paulsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-paulsen)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)

## Cast

- [Pamela Sue Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-sue-martin)
- [Jared Rushton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jared-rushton)
- [Ned Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-beatty)
- [Stephen Meadows](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-meadows)

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